Community Media Representations of Place and Identity at Tug Fest explores an annual interstate tug-of-war between two small towns along the Mississippi River. In this book, Johnston examines how media shapes place and identity of people at this festival. In writing this book, he conducted analysis of a ten year period of media coverage, and found that the experience people have while attending Tug Fest is quite different than what is said in classic novels about life on the Mississippi Ri...

To create deep change, you have to disturb people, or at least risk doing so. Shaking people out of their comfort zones not only generates the possibility of change but also elicits new information and brings out hidden resources that people need to navigate unfamiliar waters. Nevertheless, provoking without antagonizing or shutting people down and tolerating their pushback are complex challenges, requiring skill and will.This is the first comprehensive provocation roadmap: why pro...

Traditional scholarship on manuscripts has tended to focus on issues concerning their production and has shown comparatively little interest in the cultural contexts of the manuscript book. The Medieval Manuscript Book redresses this by focusing on aspects of the medieval book in its cultural situations. Written by experts in the study of the handmade book before print, this volume combines bibliographical expertise with broader insights into the theory and praxis of manuscript study in ar...

**In the second book of the Heart of Dread series, Nat and Wes have said their painful good-byes, but fate has other plans as they are both drawn into dark schemes once again.“The concept of overlapping worlds on one planet will intrigue readers and raise philosophical questions about the nature of reality.”—Booklist**Who is Eliza Wesson?Months after Nat and Wes said good-bye on the shores of the Blue, Nat is learning how to control and use her new...

The various essays in this volume explore the development of ideas of corruption, employing a range of disciplinary approaches. Although we are accustomed to think of corruption as the misuse of public office for private gain, corruption has its deeper roots in the idea of a standard that has been eroded. That standard, however, need not be construed idealistically: much of what is asserted to be corruption takes the form of a departure from conventional standards. In inveighing against co...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work as a project manager? Do you have what it takes to be a successful project manager? In this informative guide, we will explore the world of project management and what it takes to be a success in the field. Working as a project manager can be very rewarding. You get to help plan and execute projects that can make a difference in people’s lives, and it’s also constantly stimulating as projects are so varied that you’ll never get bored wit...

Book your ticket now for a trip to the future, the past, and the timeslips in between.Through the eloquent prose and imaginings of eighteen tellers of tales, we are pleased to present to you a collection of stories-on-a-train that will transport you to tantalizing worlds that you simply cannot imagine.Perhaps no other anthology in-living-memory encapsulates such wholehearted, ill fated, poignant, and even hallucinogenic stories with such grace and balance a...

If you're alive, you experience stress. It's just part of being human. For early man, stress helped us flee danger like a marauding mammoth, a hungry sabre-toothed tiger or an invading tribe. It literally helped us fight or flight. In modern society a little stress is useful, it keeps us energised and motivated to get things done, it helps us to turn up and be on time. Yet too much stress is harmful, and stress is sadly, at an all-time high.Unfortunately, it's almost impossible to ...

An illustrated collection of unusual architecture, perfect for young builders, written with a "wry humor" that is sure to "keep readers entertained" ( Publishers Weekly).Curious about constructions? Inside this book, you'll come face-to-face with fifty incredible structures, including: a fire-breathing octopus sculpture; the skateboard ramp you'd need to jump the Great Wall of China; a whole community of tree houses in Costa Rica; and a life-size X-Wing St...

Are you tired of living out the same, humdrum existence? Do you feel a deep desire to transform your life, but you just aren’t sure where to start? Have you spent a lot of time and energy working to change your actions, but they never seem to last? When it comes to learning how to transform your life, there can be a lot of questions to ask.Fortunately, with Transformation: Molding And Creating A New And Better You! you can learn how to find transformation in your own life, leading ...

Do you wish your life was more productive? Are you jealous of those around you who seem to be able to effortlessly stuff so many things into a single day? If you’re interested in growing more prolific with your work, if you want to learn how to be ten times more productive each and every day then this is the book for you!With the Art of Being Prolific, you’re going to learn how to develop a mindset of the productive individual who is able to get all of the things that you want to g...

F*ck it! That’s what you should be saying. But what are you really saying instead? Are you saying, “I’m worried about my looks” or “What does she think of me?” If you are preoccupied with worry and stress about unimportant things, it’s time to just start “F*ck it!”We humans tend to worry needlessly about things that don’t really matter. All of this worry causes you tons of stress. Stress weighs on your body like a ten-ton brick, crushing your spirit and destroying your health. This...